How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"If a man is bored by his wife, do you seriously mean he has a right to chuck her and take a sneak, or even kill himself?" (5.3.53)
When Paul Riesling talks about killing himself, Babbitt argues that he shouldn't even think of suicide as an option. He's not going to give any of the typical arguments about how life is totally worth living and how there are lots of people who love and care about Paul. Instead, he argues that Paul needs to man up and keep on living simply because that's what a strong man does.
Quote #5
With a jar Babbitt realized that his wife was too busy to be impressed by that moral indignation with which males rule the world. (8.2.47)
The narrator tells us that there's a sort of "moral indignation" that allows men to rule the world, but it's important to realize that the tone here is totally sarcastic. The passage basically says that men are very good at thinking they're always right. And when they're not right, they tend to get really loud and indignant as a way of covering up their mistakes.
Quote #6
By rising vote the Boosters decided which was the handsomest and which the ugliest guest, and to each of them was given a bunch of carnations. (21.1.14)
Part of Babbitt's activities in the Boosters' Club involves joking around with his fellow middle-class men. A huge part of the communication between these men is made up of lighthearted smack talk, which includes votes on who the handsomest and ugliest men in the club are.